Poster displaying device



Nov. 17, 1931. N o. G. TAGUE 1,832,265*

POSTER DISPLAYING DEVICE Filed July 22. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 17, v1931 UNITED STATES PAIENIOFFICE OTTO e. TAGUE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR To MAT-Han. AND COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A .CORPORATION `or' ILLINOIS Y POSTER DISPLAYING DEVICE .Application fled July 22,

The invention has as a further object to ,p provide a poster displaying device by means of which art posters, bulletins, photographs,

announcements, paintings, sheets of paper, cloth or other material whetherv printed, lithographed or otherwise prepared for display, may be quickly, easily and securely mounted for display and easily and quickly removed so that other articles maybe sub-` stituted therefor.

The invention has further objects which are more particularly pointed out in the accompanying description.

Referring now to the drawings, f Y

Fig. l is'a perspective rear view showing the back and front fastened together.

Fig. 2 is a perspective ViewV showing' the front of the device with the uppervpart of the frame removed showing the poster` attached to the back. i

F 3 is an enlarged view showing Vthe fastening members on the back and frame in their co-operative position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3 showing the edge of the back and the frame in their cooperative position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view of one of the fastening devices onV the frame.

Fig. 6 is a side view of the fasteningdevice shown in Fig. 5. i

Fig. 7 is a front view of one of the hangers by means of which the device is supported on the wall.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the hanger shown in Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a front view of one ofthe fastening devices on the back. y j

Fig. l0 is a side view of the fastening device shown in Fig. 9.

1l is an enlarged sectional view taken on line .l1-l1 of Fig. 2. Referring now lto the drawings, I have shown a device consisting of a. removable frame l an d a back 2. The back is supported upon a suitable support and the frame is removably connected therewith. The frame is 192'?. i serial No. 207,633.

provided withfastening devicesv S attached to the framey by the screws tV and having a projecting hook 5 at the end thereof. I have shown four such fastening devices. The back 2 is provided with fasteningV devices 6 which have projecting lugs 7, (see Fig. 9), which are' arranged to project under the hooks k5 when the back is in position.

The hooks 5 are inclined so that when the lugs 7 are moved thereunder, the frame is pressed tightly toward the back so as to engage ythe poster between the back `and the frame-and hold it securely in position. Thefastening devicesl 6 are provided on their rear faces with projections 8 Ywhich engage the wall or surface upon which the. device is supported so as toholdV the frame and back a proper distance from the wall or part upon which the device is mounted to `avoid injuryT thereto and also providevsuflicient clearance between the frame and the wall to allow the Vhooks on the back of the frame to easily and unobstructedly engage the lugs on the board. The fastening devices 6 are fastened to the back in any desired manner, as by means of rivets 9. The back is provided with one or more Ahangers 10 which are provided with holes "1l by means of which-the device may be supported' on supports connected with the wall. VThese hangers are connected with the board 2 Vby rivets or other fastening devices extending through the. holes `12 and 18. These hangers are provided withposter supportsllilwhich project through an opening in the board 2. and upon which the poster is supported prior to the frame being placed in position. The posters are provided lwith holes properly positioned to receive the supportsv 14 and some. means is preferably provided for preventing theposters from easily slipping off of these supports.

This may be accomplish'edby providing the supports with an enlarged end 1,5. Y A conve` nient manner offorming this enlarged 'end is to provide each' support'V with a groove 16v into which a'portion of the poster is received. (See Fig. 1l). The sections of the frame are connected together vby meansof the corner pieces 17 .which arefastene'd to theframe by i A ou the screws'orthe 1ike118.1 f

as follows.

When the device is in use, the back 2 is sup# ported upon a Wall or other supporting device by means of the hangers l0. TWhen it is desired to insert a poster or other device to i be displayedl the frame l is removed from the back by lifting it upwardly so as to disconnect the hooks 5 of the fastening devices 3 from the lugs 7 of the fasteningdevices 6 on the back. The poster Vis then placed on theposter supports le back of the enlarged ends l5, the supports bei-ng inserted in openings inthe poster. The poster Will then be supported in position on the baclnas shown in Fig. t and will remain in this supported position as'long as desired. The frame l is then replaced on thebacl, by moving the hooks 5 into engagementA with the projections 7 of the fastening deviceson the back. rhe moving doivnof the frame causes the frame to be movedtowardthe back so as to tightly clamp the edges of theposter between the back and the frame and securely hold it in position.' It Will thus be seenrthat the posters can be easily and effectively displayedby means of this device; and that such posters may be easily and'quickly removed and others substituted therefor. Y

In the claims, I have used the term poster7 but I mean to include under this term any device which it is desired to display and which can be inserted in the frame.

I claim I l. A poster displayv device comprising a frame, a back therefor,means for supporting saidv back in position separate from said frame, supporting means for supporting. a poster on said bacs independent of the frame and cooperating fastening devices connected with said back andframeeach fastening device being fixed With relation to the part With which it is connected, the cooperating fastening devices havingrelatively sliding fasten- Y ingfparts'vvhich are engaged and disengaged by a relative'movement of the back and frameV and by means of Which the back and frame maybe removably connected togetherl or separated from veach other. s

2. A poster displaying device comprising a frame, a back therefor, means for supporting a poster on said back, fastening devices Y connected Witlirsaid back and frame at separated po'intsthereabout byrmeans of Which the back and Vframe may be removably connected together, means for supporting said back on a Wall, and projections on thelfasten-v said fastening devices having relatively sliding engaging parts in substantially parallel planes When in their operative positions, said fastening devices adapted to be removably secured together by relative movement of the frameand back to connect the frame andthe backso that the poster on the back Will shor through the frame. Y

t. A poster displaying device comprising a back, a frame, means for supporting said back separate from said frame, a poster support projecting from thel top of said back and upon Which the poster is supported and a frame removably connected with said Yback and means for removing said frame from said back While said VVback is in its supported position.

5. A poster displaying device comprising a back, means for supporting said back on a Wall, a poster support projecting from the top of said back and upon Which the poster is supported, a frame removably connected with said back, and means for attaching said frame to and removing it from said back While the back is supported on the Wall.

Signed at Chicago, county of-Cook, and State of Illinois, this 30th day of June,'1927.

OTTO G. TAGUE.- 

